It was universal pressure on the regime to secure my release. International pressure was certainly helpful in my release.
AKBAR GANJIIn Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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And amongst the lower strata in Iranian society, we are witnessing an increasing rise of the expectation and it’s clear that the regime is incapable of satisfying these demands.
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The U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.
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There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.
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Well-to-do classes are using all kinds of obvious and not-so-obvious benefits that this regime has created for it.
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The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. [In the] legal realm.
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I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.
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The most important dichotomy that I make for a society is between those who support democracy and human rights, and those who oppose it.
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They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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We believe in equal rights for all people in all nations. If Israel, the United States, Russia, Pakistan, other countries, China, have the right to have a nuclear program and nuclear bomb, Iran, too, must have that same right.
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He never made economic promises to people and as a result, he never led to dissatisfaction in this perspective. Because they need to get votes, they use misleading slogans. And this leads to rising expectations. I had a personal experience.
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They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
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